And coming up on bbc news. Bayern munich s latest bid for harry kane is enough to get a yes from spurs but will they get the same answer from the england captain himself . Hello. The nhs achieved an unwelcome milestone today that nobody wanted. The number of people waiting to start routine Hospital Treatment in england is at a record high nearly 7. 5 Million People. The figures are from the end ofjune, and mean 1 in 7 of the population is waiting for hospital care. Nhs providers, which represents Health Trusts in england, says the numbers arent surprising, given the diffculties the nhs has been facing. This includes backlogs made worse by the pandemic, and strikes by health care workers. Yet rishi sunak has made cutting nhs Waiting Lists one of his key priorities this year. The government today says there are positive signs in the figures, including a drop in those waiting for more than 18 months, and improved Ambulance Response times. To dig into the figures and look at when they migh
The fires have been caused in part, by strong winds from hurricane dora, cutting across the pacific ocean. president biden has now declared a major disaster. a paradise well and truly lost. the hawaiian island of maui more dante s inferno. oh, my gosh. look at the harbour! a helicopter pilot used to ferrying tourists over a magical landscape. oh, my god! ..now watching blonde, pristine beaches turn black. this looks like baghdad or something. the high street in the historic city of lahaina. shops and livelihoods burned. explosion explosions as petrol stations, anything combustible, ignites in the ferocious heat. this is not even the worst of it. you still get dead bodies in the water floating and on the seawall they ve been sitting there since last night.
Isis has carried out similar attacks before against religious shrines. the fresh violence comes as u.s. forces on the ground help local fighters prepare for the impending battle to take back raqqa from isis. john huddy is in our mideast bureau with more. john? reporter: arthel, it was a bloody and violent day in damascus after 40 people were killed and more than 120 others injured in twin bombings. the attacks happened near this cemetery in damascus, officials say ieds caused the explosion explosions. there have also been other unconfirmed reports of a suicide bomber carrying out one of the attacks. so far no claim of responsibility, but rebel groups fighting bashar al assad s government have launched attacks in the country s capital before along with isis, though isis attacks have been more uncommon in da has cuts. now, the violence comings as forces gear up to take back the
Explosion explosions. fumes and fire are a combustible combination at a gas plant. july 25th, 2007. in dallas, texas, a settling tank explodes at a gas company. it s a highly flammable gas. we use it in torches to cut through metal. flames spread from tank to tank of compressed gas. many launch into the air like missiles, raining fire and debris on to the highway, narrowly missing vehicles. these things have enough force to blow through the side of a fire truck. the out-of-control blaze is too dangerous for firefighters to fight it safely.